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		<h2>Welcome to CodeIgniter</h2>

		<p>CodeIgniter is an Application Development Framework - a toolkit
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			to develop projects much faster than you could if you were writing
			code from scratch, by providing a rich set of libraries for commonly
			needed tasks, as well as a simple interface and logical structure to
			access these libraries. CodeIgniter lets you creatively focus on your
			project by minimizing the amount of code needed for a given task.</p>


		<h2>Who is CodeIgniter For?</h2>

		<p>CodeIgniter is right for you if:</p>

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			<li>You need exceptional performance.</li>
			<li>You need broad compatibility with standard hosting accounts
				that run a variety of PHP versions and configurations.</li>
			<li>You want a framework that requires nearly zero
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			<li>You want a framework that does not require you to use the
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			<li>You want a framework that does not require you to adhere to
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			<li>You are not interested in large-scale monolithic libraries
				like PEAR.</li>
			<li>You do not want to be forced to learn a templating language
				(although a template parser is optionally available if you desire
				one).</li>
			<li>You eschew complexity, favoring simple solutions.</li>
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